MICHAEL F. NEALE-MAY Cell. 330-***-****.
**** ******** ****, ********, **** 44333
Tel: 330-***-****
e-mail: ablq2j@r.postjobfree.com
Noco Co., Beachwood, Ohio (August 2009 to present)
Internal Sales and Customer Service Engineer
Provide after market parts for use on batteries and automotive
charging requirements. Phone sales and telemarketing for new customers
in new industries, solve customer problems. Windows 7 / Intuitive.
Salem-Republic Rubber Company of Sebring, Ohio, USA (January 2005 to
August 2009)
Sales and Customer Service Engineer
Provide back up design and internal sales assistance to senior Sales
and Marketing Management, in the supply of hand built and custom
designed rubber hoses
Position requires in-depth assessment of current customer needs, and
follow through in satisfying these needs.
Sole Proprietor (August 1996 - December 2004)
Representative for the supply of continuous condenser tube cleaning
equipment, debris water filters and oil absorption mats to the power
utility industry, handling sales, marketing, advertising and contract
execution (including fabrication) for:
Technos of France
Contitech of Germany
Ball Technic of Israel
Assisted in the supply and installation Granite counter tops for Ohio
Granite Inc., part time restaurant work, sports equipment maintenance and
part time civil construction work.
Remington Products Co. Wadsworth, Ohio (February 1992 - August 1996)
International Sales and Marketing Manager
Responsible for all sales and marketing of the sponge rubber condenser
ball tube cleaning equipment in utilities and desalination plant
markets, domestic and international.
Concurrent responsibility for development of selected accounts in the
specialty foam shoe component division.
Assessment of Latex, PVC, Vinyl, Felt, Cork, PU, EVA for use in shoes
applications.
Identified target users, presentation, negotiations, follow up of
technical service, trade shows, import/export transactions.
Supervised a staff of eight and 12 distributors.
Domestic and international travel as required.
Led the divestiture of the sponge ball business (1993.)
Manufacturers Representatives, South Africa (April 1990 - February 1992)
Represented domestic and international manufacturers of cast iron
electrical conductors, battery S.G. meters, shallow well pumps, sponge
rubber balls, Perspex regulators and filtration media for anodizing
industry. Client base included utilities, mining, chemical and railroads.
Identified critical need for industrial products not readily available
in South Africa. Domestic and international travel as required.
Coordinated domestic manufacture of these goods and subsequent sale to
end-users.
Erex Manufacturing, South Africa (June 1987 - April 1990)
General Manager
Resurrected, relocated and rebuilt the electronics manufacturing
division of automotive electrical harnesses, switches, headlights,
battery fillers and various analogue and digital components. Client
base included armaments, telecommunications, iron, steel and railroad
industries.
Hired and trained staff of eleven. Domestic and international travel
as required.
Coordinated all trade shows.
Responsible for sales, marketing, and daily operations.
Industrial Rubber Supplies, South Africa (June 1979 - May 1987)
Sales Manager
Imported and sold mechanical engineering products for the mining,
utility, telecom, railroad, steel, and chemical industries.
Distributor for BFS battery fillers and Clouth Gummiwerke conveyor
belting and abrasion blocks.
* Acted as manufacturers representative for Magcent Process Co. for
evaporators, tubular/plate heat exchangers, gas scrubbing equipment to
the explosives, steel, mining and sewage industries.
Handled Magcent trade shows.
APV Kestner, South Africa (March 1974 - June 1979)
Sales Engineer
Responsible for sales from initial inquiry to final installation of
Philadelphia mixers, evaporators, dust extractors, tubular / plate
heat exchangers and stainless steel fabrication. Client base included
the chemical, mining and food industries.
Opened Branch office for mixer division in Cape Town, South Africa.
Ingersoll-Rand Co., South Africa (February 1972 - March 1974)
Inside Sales and Design Engineer
Design and bid submission service for pumps, compressors, vacuum pumps
and fans. Domestic and international travel as required.
Stewarts and Lloyds, South Africa (October 1969 - February 1972)
Inside Sales
Design service and support to outside sales team for diesel engines,
borehole pumps, windmills, power heads, centrifugal pumps, hydrams,
valves, fittings, Gates (V( belt drives, and irrigation equipment.
South African Navy (April 1965 - October 1969)
Military Service
Marine and mechanical engineering on destroyers and minesweepers.
Education
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Advanced Management Program, Graduate School of Business
Administration,
Damelin Business School, South Africa
Diploma in Marketing & Business Management
South African Navy
In four years completed a five-year Naval apprenticeship in
boilers, evaporators,
hydraulics, turbines, diesel engines and pumps.
South African National Technical Certificates Parts 1, 2, 3, 4
in Mechanical Engineering.
Personal
Married with two adult children with Permanent Residence
References: David Haramis - Haramis and Roe Inc. CPA. (330)
666-1111
Bill Reymann - Business Colleague. 330-***-****.
Edward S. Muse. Attorney at Law. 330-***-****
Highlights of Product Knowledge
Battery fillers - single point watering; Compressors; Continuous condenser
tube cleaning equipment; Conveyer and filter press belting; Debris filters;
Drip feed oil absorption matting; Dust extraction filters; Electrical
harnesses; Engines: gas/petrol, diesel; Evaporators; Fans; Fittings -
flanges, elbows, tees, reducers, etc.; Foam cushioning material - latex,
PVC, vinyl, felt, cork, polyurethane, EVA; Granite counter installation;
Hand built and custom designed rubber hoses; Hydrams; Irrigation equipment
- sprinklers and timers; Liquid mixers, aerators; Piping - PVC, carbon
steel, stainless; Plate/tubular heat exchangers; Power heads; Pumps:
borehole, centrifugal, vacuum; Rubber impact liners; Sponge rubber balls -
condenser tube cleaning; Stainless/carbon steel fabrication; Transformer
oil and electro plating liquid filters; Treadmill and exercise equipment
maintenance; Ultra filtration membrane and RO maintenance; Valves -
flanged, screwed, non-return, etc.; Vee belts and pulleys; Windmills and
Spares for all of the above equipment, both electrical and mechanical.